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Johannes Masiteng
Johannes Masiteng
See: Alan Winde visits Tuffy's manufacturing plant

Western Cape Premier Alan Winde visited Tuffy's manufacturing plant in Stikland, Cape Town on 23 November. The premier's visit highlighted the challenges posed by plastic waste and particularly the advancement of the Green Economy on the government's agenda.

The company has remained firmly invested in South Africa's economic development as a key provider of jobs and advancing skills development since its inception in 1986. Here is a gallery of the Premier's visit to visits Tuffy's manufacturing plant.

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Posted 3 years ago | Like
Quinton Swart
SOUTH AFRICA
Growth of liquid cartons cannot be contained

Growth of liquid cartons cannot be contained
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[Quinton Swart] Changing dynamics within the food and beverage industry, coupled with the growth of the retail sector and increasing awareness around sustainability, has driven new growth and innovation in the packaging industry...

Posted 4 years ago | Like
Maroefah Smith
Maroefah Smith
IPSA Gold Pack Awards acknowledge the best in packaging

The IPSA Gold Pack Awards was recently held at the at Inanda Club in Sandton, Johannesburg. Dating back to 1973, the annual event celebrates local companies in the packaging industry that are driving innovation and professionalism.

Read more here.

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Daniella Shapiro
SOUTH AFRICA
Is your product packaging the 'whole package'? 4 unboxing trends for 2019

Is your product packaging the 'whole package'? 4 unboxing trends for 2019
[Daniella Shapiro] Who cares what it looks like on the outside when it's what's on the inside that counts, right? Wrong! At least when it comes to product packaging, that is...

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Lauren Hartzenberg
SOUTH AFRICA
#EntrepreneurMonth: Meet SA's pioneer of biodegradable food packaging

#EntrepreneurMonth: Meet SA's pioneer of biodegradable food packaging
[Lauren Hartzenberg] Packaging that lasts as long as it's needed, not longer...

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SOUTH AFRICA
Consumer behaviour is shifting - Shouldn't your brand be too? - GO Content Lab

Our packaging connects people to your brand.
Our packaging connects people to your brand.
[Gidgette Osborne] The 9th Packaging Conference on consumer insights and packaging trends, hosted by Stratcom Branding, is coming to Johannesburg on 2 March...

Posted 6 years ago | Like
Michelle Newman
SOUTH AFRICA
The frozen food market is heating up

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[Michelle Newman] In the 1940s tinned foods were extremely popular as a means of preserving products for extended periods of time. However, given the fact that heavy rationing was imposed on these products during World War II, frozen food packaged in paperboard cartons began to emerge as a credible alternative...

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Candace van Zyl
SOUTH AFRICA
Packaging industry needs to be ready for 2017 boom

Candace van Zyl[Candace van Zyl] A few decades ago, packaging companies needed many more tons of machinery to produce the output that they do today...

Posted 7 years ago | Like
Angie Lawrence
Angie Lawrence
[Packaging] 

Engineered to save customers time and improve efficiency, the 9028 inkjet printer from Markem-Imaje, locally represented by Pyrotec PackMark, features an M6' ink circuit that is designed to be changed by machine operators in less than six minutes.

Posted 7 years ago | Like
Chemory Gunko
SOUTH AFRICA
The packaging problem

The packaging problem
[Chemory Gunko] It's pretty difficult to read my pieces and not notice that I'm an activist at heart... I was born a rebel without a cause actually, and have simply found causes to champion along the way...

Posted 9 years ago | Like
Danette Breitenbach
SOUTH AFRICA
More than just a label

More than just a label
[Danette Breitenbach] The impact of public health rests on the ability of food labels to provide information to the consumer and for the consumer to interpret that information. Yet, most of us need a PhD to read a food label.

Posted 9 years ago | Like
Estee Cockcroft
SOUTH AFRICA
New packaging trends reflect environment, recessionary impacts

New packaging trends reflect environment, recessionary impacts
[Estee Cockcroft] With the consumer making more in-store product comparisons, adding value and differentiating through packaging has become more pertinent than ever...

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Gareth Pearson
SOUTH AFRICA
Through the glass - outlook for beer packaging in SA

Through the glass - outlook for beer packaging in SA
[Gareth Pearson] Internationally, brewers are increasingly turning to aluminium cans for packaging, despite the purists crying 'sacrilege', as they swear their brew belongs in bottles.

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Amanda Rogaly
SOUTH AFRICA
Understanding food packaging labels

Amanda Rogaly[Amanda Rogaly] While a small number of people do more than glance at labels on foods, many will not understand fully what they are reading. Once consumers understand what they are reading, they can make better choices and have better conversations with their GPs and medical specialists about what they should be eating.

Posted 10 years ago | Like
Amanda Rogaly
SOUTH AFRICA
Understanding food labelling

Understanding food labelling
[Amanda Rogaly] South Africa has legislative framework that dictates that the label on a product must match its contents. The first rule all food companies have to follow is to ensure the product name is descriptive and is a true reflection of the content of the food.

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Rolf Akermann
SOUTH AFRICA
Plea for packaging that opens

Plea for packaging that opens
[Rolf Akermann] Packaging is critical, particularly in the FMCG category. Manufacturers spend money on research and design to put something on the shelf that will catch the consumers' eye and convince them to buy the product. However, once the product is ready to be opened, consumers hit the first obstacle.

Posted 11 years ago | Like (1)
ActivRetail
SOUTH AFRICA
Nampak Flexible receives BRC rating

Nampak Flexible receives BRC rating
[ActivRetail] The BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Standard certification, a leading global product safety and quality certification programme used by certificated suppliers in over 100 countries, has been awarded to Nampak Flexible in Ndabeni, Cape Town.

Posted 14 years ago | Like
ActivRetail
SOUTH AFRICA
New labelling for Faircape yoghurts

New labelling for Faircape yoghurts
[ActivRetail] Faircape Dairies differentiates its milk products based on the well-being of the animals involved in production, and environmental friendliness of the facilities. It decided that its existing packaging for its fruit and smooth yoghurts did not accurately represent the product, specifically its quality, and appointed strategic design agency Liquidlab to execute a revamp.

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ActivRetail
SOUTH AFRICA
Nampak in international awards final

Nampak in international awards final
[ActivRetail] The 2010 FTA (Flexographic Technical Association) International Awards has given Nampak Flexible, two award nominations for its Imana Chicken Noodle soup and Imana Cream of Vegetable soup packs. Judging took place 24-26 January 2010 in New York, where all entries were judged strictly on technical achievement, by concealing the manufacturer's brand through coding.

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